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What You Can Do to Conserve Water

You don’t have to wait for government regulation to start conserving water. There are many things you can start doing today to reduce your personal water “splashprint” (think carbon “footprint”). Just as people jumped on the recycling bandwagon and started … Continue reading

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Beverage Cos. Launch Water-Saving Programs

The human body is 65% water. We need to drink 8 to 10 cups of liquid every day to replace the water our bodies lose through daily activities. We get some of our daily water ration from the foods we … Continue reading

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Dual Flush Toilet Kits Are Easy to Install

With drought forcing many communities to restrict water use, you know it’s important to save water. You know dual flush toilets save water by allowing you to choose between a rinse flush and a full flush. You know that saving … Continue reading

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Start Saving Water Today!

Like ozone-eating pollution, the growing threat of water crisis demands that people take matters into their own hands and not wait for effective government intervention, which always seems to come too late. There are quite a few things that you … Continue reading

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Chicago’s Field Museum Debuts Water Exhibit

The Field Museum in Chicago sits on the shores of Lake Michigan, one of the jewels of the five Great Lakes, the world’s most abundant source of fresh water. How appropriate that the Field’s 2009 summer exhibition is Water. Through … Continue reading

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Georgia Turns Water Spigot Back On

Declaring the drought officially over, Georgia has turned the water spigots back on after two and a half years of tight water restrictions. Generous spring rains have rehydrated the state, refreshing groundwater levels and replenishing Lake Lanier which supplies much of … Continue reading

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California Seeks to Cut Urban Water Use

Suffering through its third consecutive year of drought, California is one step closer to its goal of cutting water use and increasing water efficiency. The California State Assembly has just passed AB 49 mandating a 20% reduction in the state’s urban … Continue reading

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Massachusetts Concerned About Water Use

Massachusetts has joined the many states concerned about its residents’ water use. According to a recent online article published by the Boston Globe, nearly 100 Massachusetts communities are exceeding state guidelines aimed at limiting residential water use to 65 gallons … Continue reading

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Greening Older Homes

These days when the federal government takes on a preservation project, the emphasis is not just on restoring history, it’s on going green. When the National Trust for Historic Preservation took on restoration of President Lincoln’s summer mansion near Washington … Continue reading

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Drought Map Tracks U.S. Water Shortages

Mandatory water conservation schedules Water conservation rebates Water restriction plans The heat of summer is still two months away and parts of the country are already feeling parched. Drought has hit some parts of the U.S. hard, forcing cities and states … Continue reading

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